"It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles."

"I will not look at another's bowl intent on finding fault: a training to be observed."

"If a man foolishly does me wrong, I will return to him the protection of my boundless love. The more evil that comes from him, the more good will go from me."

"He who has renounced all violence towards all living beings, weak or strong, who neither kills nor causes others to kill — him I call a holy man."

"The wise ones who are intent on meditation, who delight in the peace of renunciation, such mindful ones, perfect in right understanding, cast off the net of Māra."